Recaps

Jiang He left Duel Academy with Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, Rei Saotome, and the others to attend the WRGP World Duel Tournament in New Domino City. They arrived in the evening, where Lazar welcomed them and Miss Mikage prepared to escort them to their accommodations.

• After dueling Sherry LeBlanc, Jiang He spent his days relaxing at Duel Academy and checking the System Shop, but found no useful new skills or decks.
• Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski reminded Jiang He that the WRGP began the next day, so he gathered the group and departed for New Domino City.
• During the cruise, Jiang He checked his system panel and noted that he had 37,000 Emotion Points before the System Shop refreshed.
• Lazar greeted Jiang He, Alexis Rhodes, and Akiza Izinski at the port but ignored their companions, drawing angry reactions from Chazz Princeton and the others.
• Lazar hurried away after explaining that Miss Mikage would lead the group to their arranged accommodations in the wealthy district.

Jiang He reviewed the WRGP teams with his companions, then used the System Shop to obtain the Dark Great Evil God’s Millennium Eye Mark and two underworld decks. He ended the chapter looking forward to testing the decks against an unlucky opponent in the next day’s tournament.

• Aster Phoenix told Jiang He and the others that he and Zane had gathered information on the WRGP teams, including a team of legendary duelists.
• Chazz Princeton boasted that no opponent could match him, then choked and embarrassed his teammates.
• Jiang He exchanged for the Millennium Eye Mark, which appeared on his wrist and let him accurately read the Ojama Trio’s thoughts.
• Jiang He skipped the Volcanic Deck and exchanged for both the Shaddoll Super Polymerization Deck and the Aesir Odin Deck.
• Jiang He wondered which team he would face the next day.

Jiang He’s team arrived at the expanded World Duel Tournament arena and learned that their first matchup would be against Team Unicorn. After Team Unicorn chose a normal duel format, Jiang He assigned Kaiser Zane Truesdale to go first, Jaden Yuki second, and himself third as backup.

• Jiang He explained that the tournament’s international scale made it far larger than the previous Fortune Cup and watched the host announce the event and its thirty-two teams.
• The host’s random draw paired Team GX with Team Unicorn, a team of three top professional duelists from the Western Kingdom.
• Jiang He led his teammates to their rest station, where Chazz Princeton volunteered to duel all three opponents but was ignored.
• Bastion Misawa reported that Team Unicorn had changed its chosen format to a normal duel, matching Team GX’s choice.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale volunteered to go first, Jaden Yuki claimed the second match, and Jiang He reserved the third position as insurance.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale began Team GX’s relay duel against Team Unicorn’s Andre, who revealed that his team had anticipated GX’s information and lineup. Andre opened with a defensive setup and three face-down cards, leaving Zane to face an apparent counterstrategy on his first turn.

• The host announced the team lineups, including Andre’s record of 102 consecutive wins, and the audience reacted with surprise.
• Andre greeted Kaiser Zane Truesdale and claimed Team Unicorn had predicted GX’s team information and duel order.
• The host explained the relay rules and started the duel under Speed World New Model, with both duelists beginning at 4000 LP.
• Andre summoned Unicorn Familiar and Unicorn in Defense Position, then set three cards instead of Synchro Summoning.
• Andre ended his turn and challenged Zane, who suspected the set cards were meant to lure him into attacking and drew for his turn.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale used Hand Destruction to send Cyberdark monsters and Vice Dragon to the Graveyard, then summoned and powered up Cyberdark Dragon. Andre revealed a prepared Trap that returned it to the Extra Deck, but Zane responded by beginning a Fusion Summon of Cyber Twin Dragon.

• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Hand Destruction, discarded three Cyberdark monsters and Vice Dragon, and drew four cards.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Cyberdark Impact! to Fusion Summon Cyberdark Dragon, then equipped it with Vice Dragon to raise its attack to 3400.
• Andre revealed Polymerization Failure and returned Cyberdark Dragon to the Extra Deck, surprising Zane and the spectators.
• Jiang He warned that Andre’s teammates had prepared more counters after studying Zane’s deck and duels.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Polymerization and used two Cyber Dragons from his hand as Fusion Materials to summon Cyber Twin Dragon.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale attacked Andre with Cyber Twin Dragon, but Andre used his Unicorn monsters and Dimensional Prison - Lost Force to turn the attack back on him. Zane answered with De-Fusion, only for Andre to reveal Dark Bribe and negate it, leaving the duel in the middle of another counter.

• Kaiser Zane Truesdale summoned Cyber Twin Dragon and attacked Andre's Unicorn Familiar.
• Andre banished Unicorn Familiar and Unicorn, forcing Cyber Twin Dragon to continue its attack against him.
• Andre activated Dimensional Prison - Lost Force to reflect Cyber Twin Dragon's attack toward Kaiser Zane Truesdale.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated De-Fusion to split Cyber Twin Dragon into its Fusion Materials and cancel the attack.
• Andre revealed his set Counter Trap, Dark Bribe, to negate De-Fusion and let Zane draw a card.

Andre and Kaiser Zane Truesdale exchanged powerful attacks, leaving both duelists at 1200 LP. Andre then rebuilt his field with three monsters and prepared to Synchro Summon, while Jiang He warned Jaden Yuki to be ready to enter the duel.

• Andre negated Kaiser Zane Truesdale's [De-Fusion] with [Dark Bribe], allowing [Dimensional Prison - Lost Force] to hit Zane and reduce him to 1200 LP.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale drew a card from [Dark Bribe]'s effect, then used [Cyber Twin Dragon]'s second attack to reduce Andre to 1200 LP before ending his turn.
• Jiang He warned Jaden Yuki that Andre might summon a troublesome Synchro Monster and told him to prepare to go out there.
• Andre revived [Unicorn Familiar], drew two cards with [Pot of Greed], and used [D.D. Unicorn Knight] to Special Summon [Unicorn] and itself.
• Andre tuned the level 2 [Unicorn Familiar] with the level 3 [Unicorn] to begin a Synchro Summon.

Andre defeated Kaiser Zane Truesdale in the opening duel between Team Unicorn and Team GX by using Thunder Unicorn to weaken Cyber Twin Dragon and countering Duel Polymerization with Forbidden Lance. The chapter ended with Team Unicorn taking the first win and Jiang He realizing they had chosen a normal duel as part of their strategy.

• Andre Synchro Summoned Thunder Unicorn using Unicorn Familiar and Unicorn, then revived Unicorn Familiar with Unicorn's Graveyard effect.
• Andre used Thunder Unicorn's effect to reduce Cyber Twin Dragon's attack by 1,000, leaving it at 1,800.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Duel Polymerization to raise Cyber Twin Dragon's attack during Thunder Unicorn's attack.
• Andre activated Forbidden Lance on Cyber Twin Dragon, negating Duel Polymerization's beneficial effect and reducing the dragon's attack by another 800.
• Thunder Unicorn destroyed Cyber Twin Dragon, reducing Kaiser Zane Truesdale's Life Points to zero and giving Team Unicorn the first win.
• Jiang He concluded that Team Unicorn had selected a normal duel to exploit Team GX's choice of Kaiser Zane Truesdale.

Jaden Yuki took over from Zane Truesdale in the relay duel against Team Unicorn and quickly dismantled Andre’s defenses. After boosting Thunder Giant with H - Heated Heart, he prepared to attack, leaving Andre’s fate unresolved.

• Jaden Yuki set off on his D-Board as Team GX’s second duelist, while Andre set one final card before ending his turn.
• Jaden drew Mystical Space Typhoon and destroyed Andre’s set Non-Fusion Area.
• Jaden Fusion Summoned Elemental HERO Thunder Giant using Clayman and Sparkman, then destroyed Andre’s Thunder Unicorn with its effect.
• Jaden activated H - Heated Heart to increase Thunder Giant’s ATK and let it inflict piercing damage against Defense Position monsters.

Jaden Yuki defeated Andre with Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, but entered the next leg of the team duel with almost no cards left. Bre o joined the match with a full hand and life points, set up against Jaden’s trap and revealed that his strategy was for the team, including a later duel with Jiang He.

• Jaden Yuki boosted Elemental HERO Thunder Giant’s attack and destroyed Andre’s Unicorn Familiar, reducing Andre’s remaining 1200 LP to zero.
• Andre handed the duel over to Bre o, who rode after Jaden with D.D. Unicorn Knight still on the field.
• Jaden used his last card to set one card and end his turn, leaving himself with Thunder Giant and no other usable cards.
• Bre o drew with Pot of Greed, summoned Trap Eater Squad A in Defense Position, and set four cards.
• Jaden recognized that Trap Eater Squad A could destroy his set card and accused Bre o of underestimating him.
• Bre o said he was not counting on defeating two opponents at once and explained that his moves were for Team Unicorn.

Bre o used [Ring of Destruction] and [Null and Void] to weaken Jaden Yuki and leave him with an empty hand, but Jaden had set [The Warrior Returning Alive] as a bluff. He recovered [Elemental HERO Bubbleman] from his graveyard and prepared to Special Summon it.

• Bre o activated [Ring of Destruction] to destroy Jaden Yuki’s [Elemental HERO Thunder Giant], reducing both duelists’ Life Points from 4000 to 1600.
• Jaden activated [Graceful Charity], but Bre o responded with [Null and Void] and sent all three drawn cards to Jaden’s graveyard.
• Jaden revealed that his set card was [The Warrior Returning Alive], surprising Bre o and the spectators.
• Jaden used [The Warrior Returning Alive] to return [Elemental HERO Bubbleman] from his graveyard to his hand.
• Jaden announced that he would Special Summon [Elemental HERO Bubbleman] because it was the only card in his hand.

Jaden used Elemental HERO Bubbleman and Elemental HERO Necroshade to summon Elemental HERO Bladedge, but Bre o stopped its attack with Negate Attack. Bre o then began a Synchro Summon using Vainglorious Ape and D.D. Unicorn Knight, while Jiang He anticipated the opponent’s counter-focused strategy.

• Jaden summoned Elemental HERO Bubbleman and drew two cards with its effect.
• Jaden used Elemental HERO Necroshade’s effect to summon Elemental HERO Bladedge without a Tribute and attacked Trap Eater Squad A.
• Bre o activated Negate Attack to stop Bladedge’s attack and end Jaden’s Battle Phase.
• Jaden set his last card and ended his turn, and Bre o drew a card.
• Bre o Special Summoned Vainglorious Ape by discarding Nimble Momonga, then reduced its Level from 5 to 3.
• Bre o began tuning Vainglorious Ape with D.D. Unicorn Knight for a Synchro Summon.

Bre o and Jaden Yuki dueled to a draw after Bre o summoned Voltic Bicorn and used Ring of Destruction to bring both their Life Points to zero. Their duel ended with Jiang He set to face Team Unicorn’s Jean next.

• Bre o Synchro Summoned Voltic Bicorn and used Desperate Treasure Cards to draw three cards while sending the rest of his deck to the Graveyard.
• Bre o attacked Jaden Yuki’s Elemental HERO Bubbleman, then set three cards and ended his turn.
• Bre o activated Ring of Destruction against Jaden’s Elemental HERO Bladedge, while Jaden responded with Alchemy Cycle.
• Bre o used Trap Eater Squad A to negate and destroy Alchemy Cycle, then Ring of Destruction destroyed Bladedge and reduced both duelists’ Life Points to zero.
• The announcer declared the duel a draw and announced that Jiang He would face Team Unicorn’s Jean next.

Jiang He faced Jean after Team Unicorn left him with an empty field, while Jean controlled [Voltic Bicorn] and three face-down cards. Jean summoned [Lightning Tricorn] and attacked directly, but Jiang He stopped the attack with [Battle Fader], leaving the duel unresolved.

• Jiang He caught up to Jean on the track and said he had a newly prepared deck ready to surprise him.
• Jean summoned [Trident Warrior], used its effect to Special Summon [Trident Dragion], and raised [Trident Warrior]'s level.
• Jean Synchro Summoned [Lightning Tricorn], adding it to the existing [Voltic Bicorn] on his field.
• Jean ordered [Lightning Tricorn] to attack Jiang He directly with its [Triple Raigeki] attack.
• Jiang He activated [Battle Fader] from his hand, Special Summoning it and forcibly ending Jean's battle phase.

Jiang He used Heavy Storm to destroy Jean’s prepared counter traps, then used Parasite Paranoid and Super Polymerization to remove Jean’s two monsters. He Fusion Summoned Mudragon of the Swamp, leaving Team Unicorn’s field cleared of monsters.

• Jiang He activated Heavy Storm and destroyed the four set cards on Jean’s field, including Royal Decree, Non-Fusion Area, and Discord.
• Jean insisted that his Voltic Bicorn and Lightning Tricorn still gave him an advantage and could support Team Unicorn’s milling strategy.
• Jiang He activated Parasite Paranoid from his hand and equipped it to Jean’s Lightning Tricorn, turning it into an Insect.
• Jiang He activated Super Polymerization, using Voltic Bicorn and the transformed Lightning Tricorn as Fusion Materials.
• Jiang He Fusion Summoned Mudragon of the Swamp.

Jiang He used Mirror Force to stop Jean’s revived Voltic Bicorn from destroying Mudragon of the Swamp. The Trap’s effect threatened to destroy Jean’s attacking monster, leaving Team Unicorn’s final duelist in danger.

• Jiang He attacked Jean directly with Mudragon of the Swamp, reducing Jean’s Life Points from 4,000 to 2,100, then set a card and ended his turn.
• Jean revived Voltic Bicorn from his Graveyard with Monster Reborn instead of summoning Lightning Tricorn.
• Jean sent Voltic Bicorn to attack Mudragon of the Swamp with Double Raigeki.
• Jiang He flipped his set Trap, Mirror Force, and its white barrier blocked Voltic Bicorn’s charge.

Jiang He turned Jean’s deck-destruction strategy to his advantage by activating effects from Shaddoll monsters milled by Voltic Bicorn. He began his next turn with Card of Demise and Flip Summoned Shaddoll Hedgehog.

• Jean destroyed Voltic Bicorn, whose effect sent seven cards from both players’ decks to their graveyards.
• Shaddoll Beast let Jiang He draw a card, while Naelshaddoll Ariel Special Summoned Shaddoll Hedgehog face-down from his deck.
• Jean set two cards and ended his turn, unsettled by how the milling had helped Jiang He.
• Jiang He activated Card of Demise and drew until he had five cards in his hand.
• Jiang He Flip Summoned Shaddoll Hedgehog as Andre and Bre o watched with confusion.

Jiang He fused Shaddoll Hedgehog and Battle Fader into El Shaddoll Winda and attacked Jean, who stopped the strike with Negate Attack. Jean revived Lightning Tricorn and launched an attack, and Jiang He revealed Sakuretsu Armor in response.

• Jiang He used Shaddoll Hedgehog's effect to add Shaddoll Polymerization to his hand, then fused it with Battle Fader to summon El Shaddoll Winda.
• Jiang He ordered El Shaddoll Winda to attack Jean directly, but Jean activated Negate Attack to stop the attack and end the Battle Phase.
• Jiang He set four cards and ended his turn, leaving Jean wary of his traps.
• Jean used Pot of Greed to draw two cards, then activated Monster Reborn to revive Lightning Tricorn from his Graveyard.
• Jean ordered Lightning Tricorn to attack Mudragon of the Swamp, and Jiang He revealed his set Trap Sakuretsu Armor.

Jiang He used El Shaddoll Winda to stop Jean from reviving another monster, then began dismantling Jean’s defenses on his next turn. He leaves Jean with only one set card as the duel continues.

• Jean activated Lightning Tricorn’s effect after Sakuretsu Armor destroyed it, but El Shaddoll Winda’s limit on Special Summons prevented the effect from working because Jean had already Special Summoned that turn.
• Jean set another card and ended his turn, frustrated by Jiang He’s taunt.
• Jiang He drew a card, set a monster, and activated Resh Shaddoll Incarnation from his graveyard to flip it face-up.
• Jiang He flipped Shaddoll Dragon and used its effect to return Jean’s newly set trap to his hand, leaving Jean with one set card on the field.

Jiang He used El Shaddoll Fusion to summon El Shaddoll Anoyatyllis and further restrict Jean’s Special Summons. Jean responded by setting a monster and activating Book of Taiyou to reveal his other trump card.

• Jean banished Super-Electromagnetic Turtle from his Graveyard to end Jiang He’s Battle Phase and stop El Shaddoll Winda’s direct attack.
• Jiang He set another card, bringing his set cards to four, and ended his turn.
• Jean activated Spellbook Burial Card, banished three Spell Cards from his Graveyard, and drew two cards.
• Jean activated Premature Burial to revive Voltic Bicorn, but Jiang He chained El Shaddoll Fusion and fused Shaddoll Dragon with Mudragon of the Swamp to summon El Shaddoll Anoyatyllis.
• Jean set a monster, then activated Book of Taiyou to flip it face-up and reveal his other trump card.

Jiang He faced Jean’s deck-destruction strategy, which rapidly depleted his deck through Morphing Jar, Card Destruction, and Hand Destruction. Just as Jean prepared to reset Morphing Jar for another attack, Jiang He activated Localized Tornado and returned the cards in his hand and graveyard to his deck, leaving Jean stunned.

• Jean flipped Morphing Jar, making both players draw five cards from their decks.
• Jean activated Card Destruction and Hand Destruction, forcing both players to discard and draw until Jiang He had only four cards left in his deck.
• Jean revealed Junk Sleep and planned to turn Morphing Jar face-down at the end of his turn.
• Jiang He revealed Localized Tornado and returned every card in his hand and graveyard to his deck.
• Jean froze in disbelief, while Andre, Breo, and the spectators reacted to Jiang He’s counter.

Jiang He’s team defeated Team Unicorn after Jean passed out from anger, and the next match began between Team Catastrophe and Team Mathematicians. Team Catastrophe opened with Stealth Bird, leaving the observers wary of its underworld attack as the duel continued.

• Jiang He returned his cards to his deck, and Jean passed out from anger; Andre and Bre o conceded for Team Unicorn.
• The host declared Team GX the winner and announced the match between Team Catastrophe and Team Mathematicians.
• Jiang He warned that the stronger team did not always win, recalling that Team Catastrophe might have Darkness Cards that could materialize Duel Monsters Spirits.
• Hermann summoned Stealth Bird, prompting Jaden Yuki and the others to recognize its One Thousand Years of Death attack.
• Hermann activated Earthquake to switch the monsters on the field to Defense Position, then began activating Stealth Bird’s effect.

Jiang He watched Team Catastrophe use materialized Duel Monsters Spirits to cause Team Mathematicians’ duelists to crash and lose, then learned they had more Darkness Cards capable of physical attacks. After Team Catastrophe provocatively celebrated its victory, Jiang He and the others returned to the villa, while three white-robed figures observed the tournament and discussed their plan.

• Stealth Bird used its shadow hook to make Dr. Thelonious Viper crash his D-Board, leaving him unconscious and forcing Team Mathematicians to surrender the first duel.
• Jiang He checked his system panel and saw he had 34,000 Emotion Points, including gains from Jean of Team Unicorn.
• Sommelier Parker also crashed and fell unconscious, giving Team Catastrophe the victory over Team Mathematicians.
• Chazz recognized that Stealth Bird was a materialized Duel Monsters Spirit, and Jiang He confirmed Team Catastrophe had other dark spirits capable of materializing.
• Team Catastrophe taunted the gathered duelists, while Jaden, Chazz, Kaiser Zane, Yusei, and their companions resolved to teach them a lesson if they met in a duel.
• Jiang He and the others returned to the villa, while three white-robed figures watched the tournament and said the duel energy was helping perfect their electronic circuit.

The Three Emperors of Yliaster discussed how Team Catastrophe’s Darkness Cards were disrupting their plans to gather duel energy, while Primo defended his actions. The next day, Team GX drew Team Catastrophe in the second round of the WRGP, and Jiang He volunteered to duel first as Chazz tried to push Jaden into the second slot.

• Primo explained to Jakob and Lester that he had given Team Catastrophe Darkness Cards to test Team GX, Prince Jiang He, and Team 5D's, and claimed later chaos would replace the lost duel energy.
• Akiza told Jiang He that her parents had invited them home for dinner and an overnight stay, but Alexis overheard and reacted with anger.
• At the WRGP arena, the draw paired Team GX with Team Catastrophe, the team that had cheated with Darkness Cards in the first round.
• Jiang He recognized that the Three Emperors of Yliaster might have influenced the matchup and volunteered to duel first.
• Chazz suggested that Jaden take the second turn, prompting the others to suspect he was trying to avoid facing Team Catastrophe himself.

Jiang He faced Hermann of Team Catastrophe, who threatened him and opened the duel by using Stealth Bird and an Equip Spell to inflict damage. Jiang He lost 800 Life Points without his D-Wheel being affected, leaving Hermann stunned.

• Hermann threatened Jiang He and denied knowing about Team Catastrophe's Darkness Card after Jiang He warned that cameras could expose it.
• Team Catastrophe's leader reassured Hermann that the spirit inside the Darkness Card could remove any camera evidence.
• Jiang He and Hermann began a normal duel, and Hermann summoned Stealth Bird in Attack Position.
• Hermann equipped Stealth Bird with Soul Fire Formation and changed it to Defense Position to trigger its effect.
• Stealth Bird dealt 800 damage to Jiang He, but Jiang He's D-Wheel remained steady, surprising Hermann.